Okay, off my soap box and back to the set. Perhaps I need them to watch the LEGO movie again so they understand being a "master builder" doesn't mean being really good at following the instruction booklet. I always find myself a bit miffed when my 6 and 8 year old niece and nephews are only interested in building the sets and putting the pieces where they "should" go. With all the licensed themes driving sales these days, perhaps it isn't surprising that play features and showing the potential display value of the models are more important than showing what the bricks can do. Again, because I love to build MOCs, I still find myself missing the old "alternate model" ideas on the back of the box. The back of the box shows the play features again as well as a few nice shots of the Orcs and Eagle in action. The front of the box provides a nice overview of the set and also shows two of the play features of the set- the firing ballista and an exploding wall. The box art for The Battle of the Five Armies sets all contain a beautiful emerald green color that I find to be one of the best looking schemes in recent memory. The third Hobbit wave and third Hobbit movie are subtitled "The Battle of the Five Armies". Since I am primarily a MOCer, I will discuss some of the interesting pieces in the set, but I did not bother to line up every single piece in each bag as I did not find the piece selection especially compelling- and let's be honest here- if you're buying this set, you are primarily in it for the minifigures.
Since the name is also trademarked on the box, I believe it should have been title "The Battle of the Five Armies" to match the name of the movie, so I am going to go with that name. I obtained this set "in the wild" at ToysR'Us in the United States.Ī note about the set name- it appears to be printed on the box as "The Battle of Five Armies" while I see it referred to in multiple online sources as "The Battle of the Five Armies".
Perhaps the most anticipated set of the third Hobbit wave has found its way to EB and here it is, set 79017, "The Battle of the Five Armies".
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